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August 11, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“Frustrating and meandering” – Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi

August 10, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“A genuinely essential collection of early Delisle!” – World Record Holders by Guy Delisle

August 9, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“Thought-provoking” – Belonging by Amanda Thomson

August 8, 2022August 6, 2022 bookmunch

“A troubling book” – The Glass Pearls by Emeric Pressburger

August 5, 2022July 28, 2022 bookmunch

“Unlike anything else” – Treacle Walker by Alan Garner #bookerlonglist2022

August 4, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“Thrilling” – All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner

August 3, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“Thrilling and worrying” – How to Stop Fascism by Paul Mason

August 2, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“A straight-up celebration of life” – Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett #GoldsmithsPrize2021

August 1, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Enjoy the ride” – The Passengers by Will Ashon

July 31, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“A noble effort” – Alice Guy by Jose-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller (trans. Edward Gauvin)

July 30, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“Opinionated in the best sense of the word” – How To Be Well Read by John Sutherland

July 30, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“It shouldn’t be remarkable, but it is” – Alison by Lizzy Stewart

July 29, 2022July 28, 2022 bookmunch

“Get a copy of this book to Patti Smith – she’d love it” – Boulder by Eva Baltasar (trans. Julia Sanches)

July 28, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“A high-end airport read” – The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier

July 27, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Pithy and witty” – Never Mind, Comrade by Claudia Bierschenk

July 26, 2022July 25, 2022 bookmunch

“Some fine stories” – Waiting for the Gift, ed. Richard V Hirst

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 bookmunch

“You can feel unsettled and elated” – an interview with Richard V Hirst

July 25, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Will surround you like the darkest storm” – The Long Weekend by Gilly MacMillan

July 23, 2022July 22, 2022 bookmunch

“If you like eavesdropping on other people’s therapy sessions, you’ll love this” – Pop Song by Larissa Pham

July 22, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Thoughtful escapism” – Operation Moonlight by Louise Morrish

July 21, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“A pleasure to read” – The Utopians by Anna Neima

July 20, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“A book unlike any other” – After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

July 19, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Left us ambivalent” – Objects of Beauty by Clare Sestanovich

July 18, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Occasionally shocking but always captivating” – Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

July 15, 2022July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Serious and engaging and human” – Waywards by Dana Spiotta

July 14, 2022 bookmunch

“The Bad Man Wagon revival starts here!” – Not All Roses by Dave Haslam

July 13, 2022 bookmunch

“Full of gaps” – The Eye of the Beholder by Margie Orford

July 12, 2022July 11, 2022 bookmunch

“Funny, astute, absolutely terrifying” – The Every by Dave Eggers

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 bookmunch

“Another banger” – Matrix by Lauren Groff

July 8, 2022July 4, 2022 bookmunch

“A brilliant history” – A Short History of France by Jeremy Black

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